Chapter 1
Health for Life
True/False Questions
1. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
False; Easy
2. Environmental factors do not influence health.
False; Easy
3. The genome forms a blueprint for the structure and function of the body.
True; Easy
,4. Early childhood experiences can have profound influences on health in adult life.
True; Easy
5. Most premature deaths are caused by lack of access to medical care.
False; Easy
6. The impact of ethnicity on health derives solely from genetic variations.
False; Easy
7. Some genetic disorders are more common in people of particular races.
True; Easy
8. Socially healthy people enjoy satisfying interpersonal relationships.
True; Easy
9. Personal behaviors have little influences on a person’s health and well-being.
False; Easy
10. Physical health has no significant impact on mental or emotional health.
False; Easy
11. Acute illnesses last three months or longer.
False; Easy
12. Communicable diseases are common in the developing world.
True; Easy
13. Noncommunicable, chronic diseases are more expensive and complicated to prevent and
treat than acute infectious illnesses.
True; Easy
,14. Public health improvements have played a large role in increasing longevity.
True; Easy
15. United States citizens have better health and greater longevity than do citizens in other
affluent nations.
False; Easy
16. Perceived susceptibility refers to the belief that one is vulnerable to diseases.
True; Easy
17. The Transtheoretical Model describes the stages people pass through as they initiate
positive behavioral changes.
True; Easy
18. In the precontemplation stage of the Transtheoretical Model, the individual gains
awareness.
False; Easy
19. In the maintenance stage of the Transtheoretical Model the person has gained complete
confidence in this new lifestyle.
False; Easy
20. The passage from stage to stage of the Transtheoretical Model is reversible.
False; Easy
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is true of health?
a. Health refers merely to the absence of disease.
b. An individual’s health is static.
c. Health depends almost entirely upon genetic inheritance.
d. Health is strongly influenced by personal behaviors.
e. Health is a passive concept.
d; Moderate
, 2. Which of the following is true of wellness?
a. It is defined as the optimal state of health.
b. It mainly depends upon physical health.
c. It is a passive concept.
d. It is independent of social, economic, and psychological factors.
e. It is a static concept.
a; Moderate
3. _____ is a branch of biology that studies the complex relationships of organisms to one
another and to their physical environments.
a. Histology
b. Ecology
c. Cytology
d. Etymology
e. Rheology
b; Easy
4. A gene _____.
a. is the basic unit of heredity
b. is made of amino acids
c. is made of fatty acids
d. is also known as mortality
e. refers to groups of people defined by their culture, traditions, nationality, or ancestry
a; Easy
5. Genome _____.
a. is the complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid
b. does not contain any nucleotides
Health for Life
True/False Questions
1. Wellness is defined as the absence of disease.
False; Easy
2. Environmental factors do not influence health.
False; Easy
3. The genome forms a blueprint for the structure and function of the body.
True; Easy
,4. Early childhood experiences can have profound influences on health in adult life.
True; Easy
5. Most premature deaths are caused by lack of access to medical care.
False; Easy
6. The impact of ethnicity on health derives solely from genetic variations.
False; Easy
7. Some genetic disorders are more common in people of particular races.
True; Easy
8. Socially healthy people enjoy satisfying interpersonal relationships.
True; Easy
9. Personal behaviors have little influences on a person’s health and well-being.
False; Easy
10. Physical health has no significant impact on mental or emotional health.
False; Easy
11. Acute illnesses last three months or longer.
False; Easy
12. Communicable diseases are common in the developing world.
True; Easy
13. Noncommunicable, chronic diseases are more expensive and complicated to prevent and
treat than acute infectious illnesses.
True; Easy
,14. Public health improvements have played a large role in increasing longevity.
True; Easy
15. United States citizens have better health and greater longevity than do citizens in other
affluent nations.
False; Easy
16. Perceived susceptibility refers to the belief that one is vulnerable to diseases.
True; Easy
17. The Transtheoretical Model describes the stages people pass through as they initiate
positive behavioral changes.
True; Easy
18. In the precontemplation stage of the Transtheoretical Model, the individual gains
awareness.
False; Easy
19. In the maintenance stage of the Transtheoretical Model the person has gained complete
confidence in this new lifestyle.
False; Easy
20. The passage from stage to stage of the Transtheoretical Model is reversible.
False; Easy
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is true of health?
a. Health refers merely to the absence of disease.
b. An individual’s health is static.
c. Health depends almost entirely upon genetic inheritance.
d. Health is strongly influenced by personal behaviors.
e. Health is a passive concept.
d; Moderate
, 2. Which of the following is true of wellness?
a. It is defined as the optimal state of health.
b. It mainly depends upon physical health.
c. It is a passive concept.
d. It is independent of social, economic, and psychological factors.
e. It is a static concept.
a; Moderate
3. _____ is a branch of biology that studies the complex relationships of organisms to one
another and to their physical environments.
a. Histology
b. Ecology
c. Cytology
d. Etymology
e. Rheology
b; Easy
4. A gene _____.
a. is the basic unit of heredity
b. is made of amino acids
c. is made of fatty acids
d. is also known as mortality
e. refers to groups of people defined by their culture, traditions, nationality, or ancestry
a; Easy
5. Genome _____.
a. is the complete set of deoxyribonucleic acid
b. does not contain any nucleotides
